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Reporters' Questions

Are you willing to be interviewed about your credit-card debt and your dealings with the card issuer? E-mail Ross Kerber at kerber@globe.com to share your story.

BMW or Buick?

Do you wish you bought or leased a cheaper car? Or do you take pride in driving a BMW or Lexus? Are you ever embarrassed by how old your car is? Or do you take pride in owning a cheap car? E-mail Geoff Edgers at gedgers@globe.com.

Time for cheaper auto insurance?

Have you taken advantage of the new competitive insurance system and scored a cheaper policy or are you sitting on the sidelines, trying to get motivated? Contact Geoff Edgers at gedgers@globe.com.

Bill makeover

Wishing you could lower your cable, phone, and Internet bills? Just call and we'll do the work for you — searching for ways to save. Contact Geoff Edgers atgedgers@globe.com.

Stuck in Bangkok?

Are you or someone you know from Greater Boston stranded in Bangkok, Thailand, because of the protests that have closed both main airports? If so, contact Globe editor Roy Greene at rgreene@globe.com with your story.

Curious Jobs

What are the quirky, odd, or just plain interesting jobs in Massachusetts? Tell us about someone whose job makes you envious, inspired, or perplexed.

Miss Conduct

Have a quandary? Share it, and your question and Miss Conduct's answer may appear in an issue of the Globe Magazine. Submit a question.

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The stunning loss of more than 500,000 American jobs last month pushed Democratic congressional leaders to say yesterday they were ready to provide a short-term rescue plan for the cash-strapped American automakers and expected to hold votes on the legislation during a special session next week.(By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)

The official in charge of keeping Massachusetts ports of entry free of illegal immigration and drug smuggling was arrested yesterday on charges that she repeatedly hired undocumented immigrants to clean her Salem condominium.(By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff)

"Twilight," the vampire romance taking the nation by storm, tells the story of Edward, a smoldering young bloodsucker who falls in love with Bella, his high school science partner. Sexual temptation abounds in the wildly popular book series and movie, but Edward, unlike most of his kind, has been equipped with a moral compass. (By Don Aucoin and Joan Anderman, Globe Staff)

A controversial MBTA construction project in Copley Square has caused significant damage to Old South Church, a national historic landmark with a distinctive Roxbury puddingstone façade and a richly ornate interior.(By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff)